The Tim Kaine watch just got a little bit more interesting – the former governor of Virginia is expected to talk with President Barack Obama before making a decision on whether to make a run for Senate in 2012, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports.

Once Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., announced last week that he would not run for a second term, all eyes quickly jumped to Kaine – the chairman of the Democratic National Committee and one of Obama’s earliest supporters – as a potential heir apparent for the seat.